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2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–2 (1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachJamal Brunt (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Michigan State 2 0   1.000 10 2   .833
No. 18 UCLA 2 0   1.000 10 2   .833
No. 24 Michigan 2 0   1.000 9 3   .750
No. 10 Oregon 1 1   .500 11 1   .917
Maryland 1 1   .500 10 2   .833
Penn State 1 1   .500 10 2   .833
Nebraska 1 1   .500 7 2   .778
Indiana 1 1   .500 9 3   .750
Iowa 1 1   .500 9 3   .750
Northwestern 1 1   .500 9 3   .750
Illinois 1 1   .500 8 3   .727
USC 1 1   .500 9 4   .692
Ohio State 1 1   .500 8 4   .667
No. 16 Purdue 1 1   .500 8 4   .667
Rutgers 1 1   .500 7 5   .583
Wisconsin 0 2   .000 10 3   .769
Washington 0 2   .000 8 3   .727
Minnesota 0 2   .000 7 5   .583
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represents Penn State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by second-year head coach Mike Rhoades, and play their home games at Bryce Jordan Center located in State College, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

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The Nittany Lions finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Michigan in the first round before losing to Indiana in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Penn State departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kayne Clary 0 G 5'11" 192 Sophomore Virginia Beach, VA Dismissed from the team; transferred to Mississippi State[1]
Jameel Brown 5 G 6'4" 188 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Temple
Bragi Guðmundsson 6 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Grindavík, Iceland Transferred to Campbell
Leo O'Boyle 11 F 6'7" 225 GS Senior Scranton, PA Graduated
Favour Aire 12 F 6'11" 220 Sophomore Ekpoma, Nigeria Transferred to Bryant
Demetrius Lilley 14 F 6'10" 245 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to La Salle
Dan Conlan 15 G 6'4" 186 Senior Sewickley, PA Walk-on; graduated
RayQuawndis Mitchell 21 G 6'5" 195 GS Senior Blaine, MN Graduated
Qudus Wahab 22 F 6'11" 245 GS Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated/signed to play professionally in Greece with Lavrio
Andy Christos 33 G 6'5" 186 Senior Madison, NJ Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Penn State incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Freddie Dilione V 4 G 6'5" 180 Sophomore Fayetteville, NC Tennessee
Eli Rice 11 G 6'8" 213 Sophomore Bradenton, FL Nebraska
Yanic Konan Niederhauser 14 F 6'11" 215 Junior Fräschels, Switzerland Northern Illinois
Kachi Nzech 15 C 6'8" 230 Sophomore Upper Darby, PA Xavier

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Miles Goodman
#22 C
Seattle, Washington Southern California Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 6, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Jahvin Carter
SG
Alcoa, Tennessee Alcoa High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 26, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Dominick Stewart
PG
Lanham, Maryland Southern California Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 22, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Hudson Ward
SF
Edmonton, Alberta Western Canada Prep Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 31, 2023 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 39  247Sports: 25  ESPN:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Penn State 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  • "2024 Penn State Nittany Lions Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  • "Penn State 2024 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Houser
#17 C
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania The Phelps School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 27, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 39  247Sports: 25  ESPN:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jahvin Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Alcoa HS Alcoa, TN
G 1 Ace Baldwin Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS VCU Baltimore, MD
G 2 D'Marco Dunn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr North Carolina Tucson, AZ
G 3 Nick Kern Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr VCU St. Louis, MO
G 4 Freddie Dilione V Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tennessee Fayetteville, NC
G/F 5 Puff Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS North Carolina Moon Township, PA
G 7 Dominick Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Southern California Academy Ocean Springs, MS
F 8 Miles Goodman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Southern California Academy Seattle, WA
F 10 Joe Sedora (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Red Lion Area Sr. HS York, PA
G 11 Eli Rice 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Nebraska Bradenton, FL
F 14 Yanic Konan Niederhauser 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Northern Illinois Fräschels, Switzerland
F 15 Kachi Nzeh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Xavier Upper Darby, PA
F 24 Zach Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Temple Camden, NJ
F 52 Hudson Ward 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Western Canada Prep Academy Leduc, AB
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024*
8:00 p.m.
vs. Lafayette W 79–64 
 15  Niederhauser   5  Tied   9  Baldwin  Sorrentino Gymnasium (1,650)
Annville, PA
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 p.m., B1G+
Binghamton W 108–66  1–0
 22  Hicks   7  Tied   4  Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (7,687)
State College, PA
November 8, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN
UMBC W 103–54  2–0
 18  Niederhauser   9  Niederhauser   8  Baldwin  Bryce Jordan Center (7,353)
State College, PA
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Peacock
Saint Francis (PA) W 92–62  3–0
 20  Johnson   7  Niederhauser   6  Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (6,626)
State College, PA
November 15, 2024*
7:30 p.m., Peacock
vs. Virginia Tech
Hall of Fame Series Baltimore
W 86–64  4–0
 19  Tied   5  Tied   10  Baldwin  CFG Bank Arena (4,868)
Baltimore, MD
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Purdue Fort Wayne
Sunshine Slam campus site game
W 102–89  5–0
 25  Baldwin Jr.   10  Niederhauser   11  Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (6,547)
State College, PA
November 25, 2024*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Fordham
Sunshine Slam Beach Division semifinals
W 85–66  6–0
 20  Kern Jr.   13  Kern Jr.   7  Baldwin Jr.  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Clemson
Sunshine Slam Beach Division championship game
L 67–75  6–1
 20  Baldwin Jr.   6  Tied   11  Baldwin Jr.  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
December 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., BTN
Buffalo W 87–64  7–1
 27  Niederhauser   8  Johnson   10  Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (7,214)
State College, PA
December 5, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 8 Purdue W 81–70  8–1
(1–0)
 17  Baldwin Jr.   8  Kern   6  Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (8,802)
State College, PA
December 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., Peacock
at Rutgers L 76–80  8–2
(1–1)
 20  Hicks   7  Kern   7  Baldwin Jr.  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
December 14, 2024*
12:30 p.m., BTN
Coppin State W 99–51  9–2
 14  Niederhauser   8  Johnson   16  Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (6,557)
State College, PA
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., NBCS PHI
vs. Drexel
Holiday Hoopfest
W 75–64  10–2
 18  Niederhauser   10  Johnson   6  Tied  Wells Fargo Center (2,312)
Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2024*
1:00 p.m., Peacock
Penn       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock
Northwestern       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
January 5, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
vs. Indiana       Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2025
9:00 p.m., BTN
at Illinois       State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
January 12, 2025
4:00 p.m., BTN
Oregon       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
January 15, 2025
7:30 p.m., BTN
at Michigan State       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
January 20, 2025
6:30 p.m., Peacock
Rutgers       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
January 24, 2025
9:00 p.m., FS1
at Iowa       Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
January 27, 2025
6:30 p.m., BTN
at Michigan       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 30, 2025
6:30 p.m., FS1
Ohio State       Rec Hall 
State College, PA
February 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., BTN
Minnesota       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
February 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., BTN
at UCLA       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2025
9:00 p.m., BTN
at USC       Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., BTN
Washington       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
February 19, 2025
6:30 p.m., BTN
Nebraska       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 26, 2025
8:30 p.m., BTN
at Indiana       Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Blommington, IN
March 1, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
Maryland       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
March 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., Peacock
at Wisconsin       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025
TBA
vs.        Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:[2]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Wogenrich, Mark. "Kanye Clary, Penn State's Leading Scorer, No Longer With the Team". All Penn State. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 9, 2024. Nittany Lions coach Mike Rhoades said he made a "coach's decision" regarding Clary's future with the program.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2023.